Internal Audit Assistant Manager - KPMG - Scotland - Contract

KPMG ,
Glasgow, City of Glasgow

Overview

In this psotion you will be supporting management by identifying new opportunities for KPMG to work with clients and targets, assisting partners / other senior staff in general business development and proposals / bids - Identifying and exploiting additional fee billing possibilities - Event management - Assisting with the organisation of internal audit events for clients (e.g. internal audit breakfast sessions) Overseeing the preparation and dissemination of monthly thought leadership updates for clients. Role and Responsbility - Building and maintaining relationships with clients and other KPMG functions - Delivery of internal audit reviews and associated reporting - Recognising where specialists are required and involving other KPMG staff, managing their input to the client - Demonstrating a detailed understanding of how current and emerging legal, regulatory, governance, risk management, auditing, accounting and financial reporting standards affect clients - Supporting managers with undertaking KPMG's internal risk management and client engagement management procedures - Keeping up to date with all industry specific issues and circumstances which affect clients - Supporting the development of audit strategies which address all audit, client service and project management issues, in accordance with the KPMG internal audit methodology - Reviewing the audit evidence obtained ensuring it is sufficient in line with IIA / PSIAS Standards / KPMG methodology - Conducting meetings with clients to explain audit findings and drafting reports - Reporting to partners/directors/managers all salient points arising from assignments - Providing relevant and timely input to quarterly Audit Committee papers - Supporting managers with the setting of budgets for engagement and monitoring delivery against them - Ensuring work in progress is monitored and controlled - Supporting managers with financial aspects of engagements (e.g. fees being raised promptly / identifying and exploiting additional fee billing possibilities) - Providing coaching and training to junior staff (where appropriate) on risk management and internal audit methodology - Supporting management by identifying new opportunities for KPMG to work with clients and targets - Assisting partners / other senior staff in general business development and proposals / bids - Identifying and exploiting additional fee billing possibilities - Event management - Assisting with the organisation of internal audit events for clients (e.g. internal audit breakfast sessions) Overseeing the preparation and dissemination of monthly thought leadership updates for clients. Key skills needed - Delivery of fieldwork for internal audit and/or risk management engagements - Process mapping and control identification - Effective report writing - Stakeholder management - Project management - Risk management experience - SOX testing and implementation experience is beneficial.